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  • The Cuckoos are Back!

    By Angus Collingwood-Cameron | 23rd May 2021 | Latest News, News and Events

    Not all that long ago, the call of the Cuckoo was common place across the country and was very much part of the British spring. Sadly, Cuckoo numbers have decreased in many areas and now the enigmatic call of the Cuckoo is a rare treat. Happily, the ancient Park at Chillingham, with its varied woodland habitat, still attracts Cuckoos every [...]

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  • Chillingham Castle Open 17th May

    By Angus Collingwood-Cameron | 14th May 2021 | Latest News, News and Events

    The Great Hall of Chillingham Castle At last! With COVID restrictions easing, Chillingham Castle will be able to open to visitors on Monday 17th May. No visit to north Northumberland is complete without a visit to this ancient fortress and its magnificent gardens. So from next week, you can enjoy a full day in Chillingham. The Castle opens at 11.00 [...]

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  • Getting ready to open!

    By Angus Collingwood-Cameron | 16th April 2021 | Latest News, News and Events

    We are very excited at the prospect of welcoming visitors to the Park again on Monday 19th April. With the forecast pointing to a continuation of the sunny, dry weather it is an ideal opportunity to come and enjoy the spectacular views from the Park along with viewing the iconic Chillingham Wild Cattle. The long, wet, cold winter was hard [...]

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  • Opening 19th April

    By Angus Collingwood-Cameron | 29th March 2021 | Latest News, News and Events

    We are very much looking forward to welcoming you back to Chillingham Park to see the unique Wild Cattle on the 19th April. From that date, we will be open 7 days a week, with four tours available everyday: 10.00, 11.30, 1.45 and 3.15. Individual tours can be booked on this website. For the first couple of months, we will [...]

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  • When will we see you again?

    By Angus Collingwood-Cameron | 12th February 2021 | Latest News, News and Events

    The herd coming to hay below the Top Gate In a normal year, we would now be making preparations to be welcoming guests towards the end of March, but who knows when we will be able to welcome guests this year. If it is not by Easter, then lets hope that it will be 1st May. We will open as [...]

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  • Feeding Time!

    By Angus Collingwood-Cameron | 12th February 2021 | Latest News, News and Events

    Some might say that Ellie has a dream job, being able to spend time in the Park with the Cattle and providing them with hay in the hungry months of winter. But then again, they probably have not tried it when there is a thick covering of snow and the day time temperature is -10C as it was this week! [...]

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  • We are Going Very Good!

    By Angus Collingwood-Cameron | 19th August 2020 | Latest News, News and Events

    Warden Ellie conducting a tour of the Chillingham Wild Cattle in the historic Chillingham Park. We have now been open for just over a month in this frustrating summer of 2020 and have been delighted to welcome several hundred visitors to the Park and introduce them to the Cattle. In order to ensure that there are no more than 15 [...]

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  • We are Very Good To Go! Park Open 11th July

    By Angus Collingwood-Cameron | 2nd July 2020 | Latest News, News and Events

    At last, we are set to open the Chillingham Cattle Park and very much look forward to welcoming our first visitors of 2020 on Saturday 11th July. The Chillingham Wild Cattle was one of the very first visitor attractions to be awarded the “We’re Good to Go” quality mark by Visit Britain. This demonstrates that we have done all we [...]

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